New-York tribune., 1887-12-13
IL frTCE nE NER LIMP.


Ms Astor was Miss Charlotte augusta GtboeS he
fore she married John Jacob ASjC., the world famed
millionaire she the daughter of Thomas : Gibpes'
vho cane 10 New-York from tn carolina, where DC
was come ned with many prominent families. Her
mother was a sister Of Mrs. John G. Hamilton The
Gio',s family lived in Had>on square. and the iainl!
used t. wo hip in -. Johns Church, nearly
Mrs Astor was educated horne. She vas tai
snted girl and an excellent musician She was also
skiful as an artist in wecrcoOIS nor did She heSlec'
these accomplis hments in ater life. She always re-
mancd a warm admrcr and patron # all forms OF art
Her marriage with John Jacob Astor placed great
wealth within her control, and Sh' inherited besides
indepenont fortunes from her father and mother She
regarded wea.th as trust. Fer charities "ero
numerous unostentatious. ana their full eAtcnt
VIII probably be known All OF the
interest ire a fortune ard much OF the principal
she devo charitable work. and thus he rnesory
Will 1--we IN tie aectisna'e regar o. thousands OF people
whom she helped IN various Bat her charity did
us consist merely in giving birdly. sLs gave wisely,
her object heiss 10 help people TO heF thenseYes-io
sysd making them dependent uon charity. She her
self went amsDc tue poor whom she relieved.
sId along with money gave sympathy aud
good counsel the charitable institutions 10 which sac
gave freely personal influence was felt as much as
her money sho had executive talents OF hgl order
which. combined With calm lhdsne' c"d9e' nsI cou"
sci 10 be sought and heeded
1t w.u De easy to menen sll me charitable lns'i-
tuiiou, which she aided since ls12 she was prsmI-
neuily associated vita tae Management oi the Woman
Uo.ui-a she worked lot only among the Board OF ID
,cc;r- but when IN made freq ient visits 10 the
insutuiiOn. made the acquaintance OF many o. @ tne
raon > aul personally dld what SIC cond 10 reisvo
ther slfsrin-~ some h'e or SIX ye@Is os' ,er . 49,
be much inteiestst ia 'ho sio' y. "a,
retn- fsr ~ relief Of those afflicted " II tAt disease
Through her instr eutshty ~ On"r OF S-o"oo W''s
zad. the omans Hospital oy ar. AsloI IoI t.e ;
f.r .latieu of a caneer ~dF'l upon Tue conuIIsh
.,n.s tn rfl accepted For more tnan year Tue
q, ton rrnaued in abeyance; MrS Astor was pIs'en
.rlftg- tnN tsF
~ well id retain secret thst net uhi! the 'Ier
was rejected picen entertained o me source
whence the offer came Alter the rejection o tine GIT
she l-aTscd thai her cousin. Ms General S"1'I,
10 a cp.fcrcuce which resulted Ia the transfer
10 tho Cancer Hospital Of NJ. Asors munhceni GIT
The psnng the Institution fresh III the pub
Mr. Astor was ono sf the chief patrons Of the Cb.
dr,ns Al s,.c,cty snd active part in pIsscnl-
ips si,s god s-ri. Tn the manage-est OF tlis So
slety -he aided in he construction odgine houses
folhd,d nd --r,- echoos ana In h"iidays s"a,H 30"
to II mar tA- .oys aud girls she ersl IN Tue Easleu'
Every year. ner swn expense sns s'ht ot ,
81 cd. by the society to HsInos Ia bs Vest
cyiir,ut Ms aad educating ths Indians, partls
uarly IN Tho Northwest where Her'eit Mooh % nal ar
thsir i'm oroveD.nt: asd here II elsewhere where her
sympat,es enlisted. she gave .oary iIDsr-ny -
vias cniinre $40 Was well verssd in the literature OF
fhe conversed well on ali "pies .. d hr
Ieope eIDisont in art science ana hteIat re- ala M
many such size enc, i~'heu " Fngiisb. but in
Tsencn Gcraan and Italian, with which ia.snases i;;
sLa MS well acquainted she was % Inos. .",, ,, ,se
welfare of IN aanty. she had thor. .lga khowsu.o
snaoiss a general knowlolse "i phys'oIosy. M
her.eT experiments TO ascertain ne drsoa
Of for pract cal aPphrausn III p,
Tbs picurss when adcrn her nome "ol a.Iest noi ca
celeni tssts and nat of her husband III ;rt "aI. b.
without seeking that di,unsu""' a.r ,"sncncs
t-ere WAS benign one. oDT Sn.r uu or rV e.,raya-
else her rowcr excite abroad and wher.
welcomed IN tue highss crc'1'; 'm" ss rae iarrs
home ~ Wv orr Is g,n,s $3.50. =. and riTh-ave
Mrs had only one son IA 80 a. Minis.
who survives her Ills career ID th. v ia well
Srowu NJ, AZ mas achieved Is largely due 10 no
atudisGs with which bis Ino'her s"Pei'''o
Mr.. A.tors mother died within year ana "s;er s
Miss Annette Globes years ago one sists,, .,
1eia Gibhes. a ~ lives Her san harileu -u''' ' -
Tk iadelpnia nd mas two children. -, ~.
Mr. A. ~ Sas "a member OF Trinity church. bnt' uHs
her eharir.' her religion nst ssntueu 10 "ns
mel she frequently wsrshippsd in churches neioi,
70 ohrr de aomisation- st time Of her dc~th 'n
was nefsng over sixty years old she VIII ne m7s,
fe people missed. both among the rich anu mo
poor.
HEAVY LOSS TO TIE POOR AND HOMELESS.
MRS. AsTOsS GREAT WORK FOR MANY CHAKITABLh
INSTITUTIONS.
To the Edifor Of the Tribuae.
Sid: The death of man woman for many ycar'
in New York VIII be felt by the poor ana lo"lE ~
cellars and gairets among tle tenement house pop'a
ton "a 3ir-. A-l0r'B shc wa won't 10 minister -
the wants Of he poorest children OF the city thf0uti
many ctanneIs, and she did it not merely whh ho
money and ar far-rcachng piars for their beneh'
but she Offered Tho touch Of living sympathy In 'h
German quarter near East Fourieen'fsst ana hVehu
H. She had founded an industrial school under th
Children. AID Socicty, aud This she suppof'"" an"
isborcd in dirl.g the past twenty years she hhe"